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Pizarro was taken into custody by members of the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team or UDEST in November 2015 during a traffic stop in the 10600 block of Southwest 27th Avenue. Agents recovered heroin in a vehicle. They said the narcotic was being transported from Kissimmee to Marion County.
Released hours after his arrest, Pizarro has been out on bail ever since. When she asked why the case has languished for nearly six years, the defense told the judge that the case against the others connected to the bust was ongoing.
The lead defendant in the case, Luis Rodriguez, was sentenced a few months ago to a 15-year prison term. The case against the second person, William Rodriguez, who is Pizarro s son, is ongoing.
How the case against Edward J. Duncan developed
A news release from the Citrus County Sheriff s Office states that last month, that agency s Tactical Impact Unit received information that a significant amount of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine was flowing into Citrus via Marion County.
Working with their Marion counterparts, the agency determined that Duncan was selling, at an almost daily pace, drugs to low-level dealers in Citrus.
Once law enforcement officials felt they had enough information for an arrest, they went to Duncan s residence, located in the 5800 block of Southwest 206th Avenue, and detained him.
Searching the property, authorities said they recovered drugs, firearms and $112,170 in cash hidden in air ducts. In total, law enforcement officials said the street value of the drugs found was nearly $600,000.
Marion County drug unit touts successful start to 2021
Note: An earlier version of this story reported an incorrect figure for the number of men and women arrested during the first quarter of 2021.
During a news conference Wednesday, the county s Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST) announced that during the first quarter of 2021 it has arrested 83 men and women on drug charges and confiscated hundreds of pounds of drugs.
Several of those arrested could face manslaughter-related offenses if their drug activity led to deaths.
Some of the confiscated drugs were displayed in a glass case. The display included more than 300 marijuana plants and an additional 300 pounds packaged for distribution, 2 kilograms of cocaine, more than 30 pounds of crystal meth, or ice, and 3 kilograms of fentanyl.